Packing and refrigerating vessel



(No Model.)

J. BARKER. PACKING AND REFRIGERATING VESSEL.

No. 410,481. Patented Sept. 3, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEFIcE.

JACOB BARKER, OF COLUMBIAJASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO LUTHER L.

FRIERSON, OF MOUNT PLEASANT, TENNESSEE.

PACKING AND REFRIGERATING VESSEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 410,481, dated September 3, 1889.

Application filed February '7, 1889. Serial No. 298,993. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB BARKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbia, in

the county of Maury and State of Tennessee,

have invented new and useful Improvements in Packing and Refrigerating Vessels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of packing-vessels ordinarily employed to contain and preserve perishable substances, such as poultry, milk, and other food products, while in transit.

It is the purpose of my invention to-provide a simple, convenient, and comparatively inexpensive construction,wh ereby a containingvessel is afforded capable of receiving either fluid or non-fluid material, and provided in either case with suitable means for ventilating the interior, said vessel being surrounded by a barrel or other suitable casing affording space for an inclosing-packing of some antiseptic material, such as charcoal.

It is a further purpose of my invention to so construct and combine the containing-vessel and its envelope that an ample space shall be left for the reception of a suitable quantity of ice over and upon the top of the vessel, means being provided whereby the drip from the melting ice shall be directed to the outer surface of the containing-vessel and caused to flow over the same, thereby aiding materially in the reduction of temperature.

It is a further purpose of my invention to provide simple means whereby the fluid-containing vessel may be easily and quickly disconnected from its envelope to permit it to be perfectly cleansed, and then replaced without in any way disturbing the antiseptic packing.

It is my purpose, finally, to provide a simple construction whereby the interior of the vessel containing solid substances may be freely and continuously ventilated to remove all offensive odors without permitting escape of air from the refrigerating-chamber, while at the same time a free escape is given to the water produced by the melting ice, which passes out after flowing over the outside of the containing-vessel.

The invention consists in the several novel features of construction and new combina- V tions of parts hereinafter fully set forth, and

then pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a central vertical section of a containing-vessel with its surrounding envelope and antiseptic packing, the containing-vessel being adapted to receive solid substances, such as poultry, meats, &c. Fig. 2 is a similar section showing a modified construction, the containing-vessel being adapted to receive fluids, such as milk.

In the said drawings, the reference-numeral 1 designates a containing-vessel, preferably of cylindrical form and made of sheet metal or any other suitable material. Said vessel is provided with a neck 2, which receivesacovcr 3, fitting within the neck, and an annular projecting flange 4, resting on the edge. The flange 4 is inclined and located relatively to the inclined top wall portion of the vessel which is below the neck 2, so that such flange and top wall portion of the vessel constitute a V-shaped annular trough 5. This trough is provided with a series of openings 6, formed at such a point that water escaping through them will be directed to and will flow over the outer surface of the containing-vessel.

Upon the floor or bottom of the vessel 1 is a central turretshaped shell 7, rising a little above the bottom on which it rests, and having its vertical circular wall provided with openings 8, formed close to the bottom of the vessel. These openings permit any moisture caused by condensation of Vapors or otherwise to pass out of the interior of the can into the interior of the ventilator 7, whence it readily escapes by way of openings 9, formed in the bottom of the vessel. Openings 10 are also formed in the upper fiat plate 7 of the ventilator, to permit the escape of odors and to supply the interior with a proper quantity of fresh air. The shell 7 may also be utilized, if desired, as a receptacle for ice to aid in the refrigeration of the contents of the vessel.

Surrounding the containing-vessel l is an envelope or casing 53, which may consist of a barrel or cask having such size that the trough 5 will be readily admitted and withdrawn. \Vithin this envelope the vessel 1 rests upon a metallic annulus 13, of such size as to inclose all the openings 9 in the vessels bottom. The annulus 13 is imperforate, and

may be soldered or otherwise secured to the containing-vessel. It incloses, also, openings 14, formed in the bot-tom of the envelope 12,.

whereby ample ventilation is afforded to the interior of the vessel 1 without giving communication from the space betweensaid vessel and the envelope. In the intervening space referred to I pack an antiseptic substancesuch as charcoal--and in order that the containingvesselmaybe removed, if required,without disturbing this package a cylinder of wire-gauze 15, or other foraminous material, is placed around the vessel 1 and secured to the bottom of the envelope 12. The antiseptic packing extends only as high as the under surface of the projecting Wall of the trough, and the wiregauze maybe extended between the latter and the packing, if desired. The wall of the envelope 12 rises above the level of the cover of the vessel 1 and receives a lid or cover 16, which is fastened in place by bolts 17, mounted on angle-plates 18, riveted to the top plate of the envelope. These bolts pass through apertures in the cover and through a metallic support on the outer face of the latter, and nuts 19 are turned on their projecting ends to force a packing-ring 2O closely against the edge of the barrel or envelope. The space beneath the cover of the envelope and the vessel or trough may be filled with any suitable quantity of ice, and as the mouth of the barrel is tightly closed this ice will waste very slowly. The water caused by its melting will escape through the openings in the trough and flow over the outer face or surface of the vessel 1, passing out through openings 21 in the floor of the barrel.

In adapting the containing-vessel to the transportation of fluids the ventilator is placed in the lid, and consists of a simple tube 22 to permit the escape of heated or warm air, after which it maybe closed. At the bottom of the containing-vessel is formed a lateral outlet 23, consisting of a short tube which is screwed into a seat 24: in the wall of the vessel. This tube projects into an opening 25 in the envelope and receives a screw-cap 26. W'hen the vessel is to be removed, this tube is unscrewed from the seat 2 1 of the empty vessel, whereupon the latter can be lifted out from the surrounding wire-gauze and packing. This wire-gauze is also valuable in holding the cold water percolating from the trough and causing it to remain in contact with the exterior of the vessel for a prolonged period, instead of flowing rapidly over the same and escaping through the drip-openings.

In order to permit the ready removal of the vessel and trough, the edge of the trough is bound with wire in the manner usually practiced in the construction of tin pans and other vessels. This stiffens the wall of the trough and supports the edge, and also rounds the latter, whereby it will move easily on the interior wall of the envelope.

In order to facilitate the removal of the vessels, the interior face of the container may be made straight, instead of having its greater diameter at or about the center. When the latter construction is used, the trough should be of a diameter not to exceed that of the mouth of the barrel.

In the construction shown in Fig. 2 the only openings in the floor of the barrel or envelope are the apertures 21 for the escape of the water produced by the melting ice.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim is 1. In a package-receptacle, the containingvessel having an inclined top wall portion and a neck rising therefrom and provided with a movable cover, said vessel having a rigidly attached and outwardly projecting perforated flange, which, in connection with the inclined top of the vessel, constitutes an annular water-trough below the neck, in combination with the surrounding envelope having a tight cover, and an antiseptic material packed between the vessel and envelope, and on the top of which packing the rigidly-attached inclined flange bears, substantially as described.

2. A packing-refrigerator consisting of a containing-vessel having a perforated trough at its upper portion and a stationary neck located above. the trough and provided with a cover, an envelope surrounding the vessel and having a tight cover, a foraminous screen closely fitting the body of the vessel below the trough, and an antiseptic substance placed under the vessel and between the sides of the envelope and the foraminous screen, substantially as described.

A 3. In a packing-receptacle, the combination, with a containing-vessel having an annular trough at its top portion, of a surrounding envelope having an antiseptic material packed in the space intervening between it and the vessel, a perforated turret-shaped ventilator on the perforated bottom of the can, and an annulus inclosing the perforations in the ves sels bottom, the floor of the envelope having ventilating-openings within said annulus and drip-openings outside the same, substantially as described.

, In testimony whereof I have affixcd my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' JACOB BARKER.

Witnesses:

W. J. DALE, Sn, C. IV. WITHERsPOON. 

